CMU has prepared more than 5000 artists for exciting careers in film & television, fashion, theatre, and digital and special effects. We are sought out by creative minds across North America and around the globe.
Our makeup courses are taught by award-winning instructors in an intimate classroom setting. Students flourish within our state-of-the-art facilities, special makeup effects laboratory, on-site photography studio, and encouraging creative environment. We are the only makeup school that offers courses in all 8 disciplines of makeup artistry: fashion, hairstyling, film & television, theatre, prosthetics, creature & character design, digital sculpting, and Photoshop (computer-aided makeup).
CMU is committed to providing unparalleled training that unleashes our students’ creative potential and champions artistic freedom and experimentation. A diploma or certificate from CMU means that you have the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in today’s makeup industry.
The Collective Bunch Society is a for-impact (non-profit) community of above and below the line crews and creatives working in screen-based industries who identify as Indigenous, Black, People of Color and LGBTQ2S+. Used by producers, production managers, development executives, and broadcasters who are looking to invest in diverse talent.
Creative BC is an independent society created and supported by the Province to sustain and help grow British Columbia’s creative industries: motion picture, interactive and digital media, music and sound recording, and magazine and book publishing. The society delivers a wide range of programs and services with a mandate to expand B.C.’s creative economy. These activities include: administration of the provincial government’s motion picture tax credit programs; delivery of program funding and export marketing support for the sector; and provincial film commission services. Combined, these activities serve to attract inward investment and market B.C. as a partner and destination of choice for domestic and international content creation. The society acts as an industry catalyst and ambassador to help B.C.’s creative sector reach its economic, social, environmental and creative potential both at home and globally.
Creative BC, the Motion Picture Production Industry Association (MPPIA) and B.C.’s motion picture industry developed a six-part strategy to deliberately increase workforce capacity through more fair and balanced representation. The strategy acts on recommendations from a recent labour market study, funded by the Province of British Columbia and the Government of Canada through their Sector Labour Market Partnerships program (SLMP).
The design, development and implementation of this website and its two targeted equity streams, Setwork and Meet 10, is a secondary SLMP project also funded by the Province of British Columbia and the Government of Canada, secured by industry “seed” funding from WarnerMedia.
Creatives Empowered (CE) is Alberta’s first and only non-profit collective by and for film + tv, media and arts professionals who are Black, Indigenous and People of Colour. CE is inspired by and embodies what is truly possible when racialized talent are empowered to thrive. We are a key stakeholder in Canada’s national equity-seeking community, and as a virtual non-profit we inherently serve all racialized talent throughout the province. We offer free lifetime membership to racialized artists + creatives, and to the organizations they own and operate.
Our Ultimate Vision: To explore and encourage new and diverse ways of creating works that are inherently non-colonial. To create a more equitable cultural sector, that accurately reflects the world we live in. And to eliminate systemic racism within arts + culture.
Our Mission: We are a safe and supportive community for artists + creatives who are Black, Indigenous and People of Colour, based in western Canada. We advocate for and represent our members and their needs. We increase professional opportunities for IBPOC talent. We provide empowering and educational resources, events and professional development. We network, collaborate and share with like-minded individuals and organizations across Canada, and worldwide.
Our Values:
• We must be empowered to be ourselves and to create.
• We are the creative talent that does exist.
• How we engage with one another is just as important as the work we create.
• Our presence is a right, and needs no apology, nor an explanation.
• Our stories + cultures are ours to share, and best represented by us.
• Creating spaces free of racial + unconscious bias, frees up our creative energy, and empowers our health.
• Dismantling negative stereotypes of IBPOC professionals is essential.
• Collaborating with allies should always be empowering - for everyone involved.
• True inclusivity must be authentic - not performative or tokenistic - and accountability is a prerequisite.
Founded in 2013 by Kate Arthur, Digital Moment (formerly Kids Code Jeunesse) is a Canadian-based charity and a global leader in mobilizing communities to build a better future through digital skills education. Digital Moment focuses on creating programs and experiences for youth and their communities on digital skills like coding, algorithm and data literacy, and artificial intelligence. Digital Moment includes three educational initiatives: Kids Code Jeunesse, Digital2030, and a social innovation lab.
Directors Guild of Canada, British Columbia (DGC BC)
The Directors Guild of Canada, B.C. District Council (DGC BC) represents the creative and logistical personnel in the film and television industry in British Columbia.
Disability Belongs™ is a diverse, disability-led nonprofit that works to create systemic change in how society views and values people with disabilities.
The FascinAsian Film Festival is a culturally specific film festival based in the Prairie region of Canada. The festival celebrates Asian contributions to the film and media landscape and aims to showcase the talents of Asian-Canadian and Asian-American artists in film. We also hope to give local filmmakers and film professionals another place to connect with each other and gather as a community.
